Pilots of PA-28 lost over Channel unqualified to fly in cloud

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UK investigators examining the disappearance of a Piper PA-28 light aircraft over the English Channel have disclosed that its pilots were flying through cloud, despite neither being qualified for instrument conditions, when contact was lost.

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